Transform Connecticut: Candidate Pledges
10.09.2022
Election 2022
Featured
The following candidates for elected office—a bipartisan group representing a range of political parties—have signed the Transform Connecticut pledge.
In signing the pledge, they support policy solutions that address the worker shortage crisis—policies designed to transform the state for the long-term by building a sustainable opportunity economy that emphasizes affordability, meaningful careers, and a positive business climate.
State Senate
| Candidate | District | District Town(s) |
| ✔ Eric Berthel (R)* | 32 | Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, Woodbury |
| Toni Boucher (R) | 26 | Darien, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Stamford |
| ✔ Jorge Cabrera (D)* | 17 | Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck, Woodbridge |
| John Carlson (R) | 10 | New Haven, West Haven |
| ✔ Paul Cicarella (R)* | 34 | Durham, East Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Wallingford |
| Michelle Coelho (R) | 24 | Danbury, New Fairfield, Ridgefield |
| ✔ Christine Cohen (D)* | 12 | Branford, Durham, East Haven, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, Middlefield, North Branford |
| Alexander Colaiacovo (R) | 1 | Hartford, Wethersfield |
| Paul Crisci (R) | 12 | Branford, Durham, East Haven, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, Middlefield, North Branford |
| Trevor Crow (D) | 36 | Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford |
| Tim Gavin (D) | 28 | Bethel, Easton, Fairfield, Newtown |
| ✔ Jeff Gordon (R) | 35 | Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock |
| ✔ Stephen Harding (R) | 30 | Bethlehem, Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Fairfield, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Winchester |
| ✔ Joan Hartley (D)* | 15 | Middlebury, Naugatuck, Waterbury |
| Matt Harper (R) | 3 | East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, South Windsor |
| Paul Honig (D) | 8 | Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington |
| Jerry Labriola (R) | 20 | Bozrah, East Lyme, Montville, New London, Old Lyme, Salem, Waterford |
| Cynthia Mangini (D) | 7 | East Granby, Enfield, Granby, Somers, Suffield, Windsor, Windsor Locks |
| Lisa Marotta (R) | 9 | Cromwell, Middletown, Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield |
| ✔ Henri Martin (R)* | 31 | Bristol, Harwinton, Plainville, Plymouth, Thomaston |
| Daniel Miressi (R) | 25 | Darien, Norwalk |
| Kim-Marie Mullin (R) | 14 | Milford, Orange, West Haven, Woodbridge |
| Steve Orosco (R) | 11 | Hamden, New Haven |
| ✔ Cathy Osten (D)* | 19 | Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Marlborough, Montville, Norwich, Sprague |
| ✔ Lisa Seminara (R) | 8 | Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington |
| ✔ Heather Somers (R)* | 18 | Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Preston, Plainfield, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown |
| Lisa Thomas (D) | 35 | Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock |
State House
| Candidate | District | District Town(s) |
| ✔ Tim Ackert (R)* | 8 | Bolton, Coventry, Columbia, Lebanon, Tolland |
| Mark Adams (R) | 139 | Ledyard, Montville, Norwich |
| Rose Aletta (D) | 32 | Cromwell, Portland |
| ✔ Raghib Allie-Brennan (D)* | 2 | Bethel, Danbury |
| ✔ Christopher Aniskovich (R) | 35 | Clinton, Killingworth, Westbrook |
| Lou Arata (R) | 83 | Berlin, Cheshire, Meriden |
| ✔ Jill Barry (D)* | 31 | Glastonbury |
| Kim Becker (D) | 62 | Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland, New Hartford |
| Robert Bell (R) | 46 | Norwich |
| Fritz Blau (R) | 145 | Stamford |
| ✔ Mitch Bolinsky (R)* | 106 | Newtown |
| Robert Boris (R) | 41 | Groton, Stonington |
| ✔ Pat Boyd (D)* | 50 | Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Mansfield, Pomfret, Woodstock |
| ✔ Seth Bronko (R) | 70 | Naugatuck |
| ✔ Bill Buckbee (R)* | 67 | New Milford |
| Greg Burnes (R) | 121 | Stratford |
| ✔ Patrick Callahan (R)* | 108 | Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Sherman |
| ✔ Vincent Candelora (R)* | 86 | Durham, East Haven, Guilford, North Branford |
| Nancy Cappello (R) | 27 | Newington |
| ✔ Devin Carney (R)* | 23 | Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook |
| ✔ Christie Carpino (R)* | 32 | Cromwell, Portland |
| ✔ Jay Case (R)* | 63 | Colebrook, Torrington, Winchester |
| ✔ Rachel Chaleski (R) | 138 | Danbury |
| ✔ Holly Cheeseman (R)* | 37 | East Lyme, Montville, Salem |
| ✔ Robin Comey (D)* | 102 | Branford |
| Thomas Concannon (I) | 146 | Stamford |
| ✔ Julio Concepcion (D)* | 5 | Hartford |
| ✔ Michelle Cook (D)* | 65 | Torrington |
| ✔ Francis Cooley (R) | 22 | Farmington, Plainville, Southington |
| Daniel Cowan (R) | 114 | Derby, Hamden, Orange, Woodbridge |
| ✔ Laura Dancho (R) | 120 | Stratford |
| ✔ Lucy Dathan (D)* | 142 | New Canaan, Norwalk |
| ✔ Mark DeCaprio (R) | 48 | Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Lebanon |
| ✔ Tom Delnicki (R)* | 14 | South Windsor |
| ✔ Mike Demicco (D)* | 21 | Farmington |
| Jessica Demmo (R) | 146 | Stamford |
| ✔ Keith Denning (D) | 42 | New Canaan, Ridgefield, Wilton |
| ✔ Michael DiGiovancarlo (D)* | 74 | Waterbury |
| Richard DiNardo (R) | 98 | Branford, Guilford |
| ✔ Jason Doucette (D)* | 13 | Glastonbury, Manchester |
| Chris DuPont (R) | 64 | Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon |
| Paul Edwards (R) | 24 | New Britain |
| Luis Estrella (R) | 137 | Norwalk |
| Brian Farnen (R) | 132 | Fairfield |
| ✔ Charles Ferraro (R)* | 117 | Milford, Orange, West Haven |
| Kimberly Fiorello (R)* | 149 | Greenwich, Stamford |
| ✔ Marty Foncello (R) | 107 | Bethel, Brookfield, Newtown |
| ✔ Jamie Foster (D)* | 57 | East Windsor, Ellington, Vernon |
| ✔ Jane Garibay (D)* | 60 | Windsor, Windsor Locks |
| Gary Giannelli (R) | 31 | Glastonbury |
| ✔ Bob Godfrey (D)* | 110 | Danbury |
| Michael Grant (R) | 133 | Fairfield |
| ✔ Joe Gresko (D)* | 121 | Stratford |
| Kenneth Gucker (D)* | 138 | Danbury |
| ✔ Irene Haines (R)* | 34 | East Haddam, East Hampton, Salem |
| ✔ Carol Hall (R)* | 59 | East Windsor, Enfield |
| Nicole Hampton (R) | 143 | Norwalk, Westport |
| Mary Ann Hansen (D) | 8 | Bolton, Coventry, Columbia, Lebanon, Tolland |
| ✔ Rick Hayes (R)* | 51 | Killingly, Putnam, Thompson |
| Kim Healy (R) | 42 | New Canaan, Ridgefield, Wilton |
| Bob Hebert (R) | 111 | Ridgefield |
| Colin Heffernan (D) | 23 | Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook |
| Phoebe Holmes (D) | 107 | Bethel, Brookfield, Newtown |
| ✔ Maria Horn (D)* | 64 | Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington |
| ✔ Greg Howard (R)* | 43 | Ledyard, North Stonington, Stonington |
| Ray Ingraham (R) | 102 | Branford |
| ✔ Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D)* | 17 | Avon, Canton |
| ✔ Kathy Kennedy (R)* | 119 | Milford, Orange |
| ✔ Rachel Khanna (D) | 149 | Greenwich, Stamford |
| ✔ David Labriola (R)* | 131 | Naugatuck, Oxford, Southbury |
| Jenn Lewis (R) | 2 | Bethel, Danbury |
| ✔ Liz Linehan (D)* | 103 | Cheshire, Hamden, Wallingford |
| Jeff Litke (D) | 70 | Naugatuck |
| Heather Maguire (R) | 17 | Avon, Canton |
| ✔ Tracy Marra (R) | 141 | Darien, Norwalk |
| Eric Mastroianni (R) | 96 | New Haven |
| Don Mastronardi (R) | 142 | New Canaan, Norwalk |
| ✔ Cristin McCarthy Vahey (D)* | 133 | Bridgeport, Fairfield |
| ✔ Kathleen McCarty (R)* | 38 | Montville, Waterford |
| ✔ Ben McGorty (R)* | 122 | Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull |
| Denise McNair (D) | 30 | Berlin, Southington |
| ✔ Stephen Meskers (D)* | 150 | Greenwich |
| Joe Moret (R) | 26 | New Britain |
| ✔ Mary Mushinsky (D)* | 85 | Wallingford |
| ✔ Ron Napoli (D)* | 73 | Waterbury |
| Dave Nowakowski (D) | 47 | Chaplin, Canterbury, Lisbon, Norwich, Plainfield, Scotland, Sprague |
| ✔ Tammy Nuccio (R)* | 53 | Ashford, Tolland, Vernon, Willington |
| ✔ Tom O’Dea (R)* | 125 | Darien, New Canaan, Stamford |
| John Olin (D) | 34 | East Haddam, East Hampton, Salem |
| ✔ Melissa Osborne (D) | 16 | Simsbury |
| Mike Pace (R) | 88 | Hamden |
| Mike Paine (R) | 16 | Simsbury |
| ✔ Al Paolillo Jr. (D)* | 97 | New Haven |
| ✔ John-Michael Parker (D)* | 101 | Durham, Madison |
| ✔ Corey Paris (D)* | 145 | Stamford |
| Jeffrey Parkin (R) | 118 | Milford |
| ✔ Cara Pavalock-D’Amato (R)* | 77 | Bristol |
| ✔ Joe Poletta (R)* | 68 | Waterbury, Watertown |
| ✔ Chris Poulos (D) | 81 | Southington |
| Pankaj Prakash (R) | 29 | Rocky Hill, Wethersfield |
| Jose Quiroga (R) | 124 | Bridgeport |
| John Rasimas (R) | 101 | Durham, Madison |
| ✔ Karen Reddington-Hughes (R) | 66 | Bethlehem, Litchfield, Morris, Warren, Woodbury |
| ✔ Geraldo Reyes Jr. (D)* | 75 | Waterbury |
| Christopher Rivers (D) | 48 | Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Lebanon |
| ✔ Jason Rojas (D)* | 9 | East Hartford, Manchester |
| ✔ Dave Rutigliano (R)* | 123 | Trumbull |
| ✔ Farley Santos (D) | 109 | Danbury |
| Alma Sarelli (R) | 136 | Westport |
| ✔ Tony Scott (R)* | 112 | Easton, Monroe, Trumbull |
| ✔ Travis Simms (D)* | 140 | Norwalk |
| Wes Skorski (D) | 55 | Andover, Bolton, Glastonbury, Hebron, Marlborough |
| David Stavens (R) | 57 | East Windsor, Ellington, Vernon |
| ✔ Jonathan Steinberg (D)* | 136 | Westport |
| James Tedford (R) | 56 | Vernon |
| Brianna Timbro (R) | 28 | Wethersfield |
| Kenneth Trice (D) | 53 | Tolland, Vernon, Willington |
| ✔ Gary Turco (D)* | 27 | New Britain, Newington |
| Len Walker (R) | 60 | Windsor, Windsor Locks |
| ✔ Derell Wilson (D) | 46 | Norwich |
| ✔ Kerry Wood (D)* | 29 | Rocky Hill, Wethersfield |
| ✔ David Yaccarino (R)* | 87 | North Haven |
| ✔ Tami Zawistowski (R)* | 61 | East Granby, Suffield, Windsor Locks |
| ✔ Lezlye Zupkus (R)* | 89 | Bethany, Cheshire, Prospect, Waterbury |
Statewide Offices
| Candidate | Office |
| Stewart Beckett (Independent) | Lieutenant Governor |
| Mary Fay (R) | Comptroller |
| Robert Hotaling (Independent) | Governor |
| Dominic Rapini (R) | Secretary of the State |
For more information, contact CBIA’s Paul Amarone (860.244.1978).
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